Portable farm-fence.



W. BIKOWSKI.

PORTABLE FARM FENCE.

APPLICATION men DEC. 15, um.

Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

W. BlKOWSKI.

PORTABLE FARM FENCE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. is. 1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

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PORTABLE FARM-FENCE.

T 0 all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, W ofiAw BIKOWSKI, a

citizen of Russia, residing at Cambridge, in

the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have inventedcertainnew and.

useful Improvements in Portable Farm- Fences, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inportable farm fences.

The primary object of the invention 1s the provision of a fencestructure arranged w th post membersadapted for readily sinking into theground when setting up the fence, the said posts being easily elevatedand removed from the ground when desired to judge the location of thefence.

A further object of the device is the provision of a fence member in thenature of a post adapted for firmly embedding 1n ltS' upright operativeposition in the ground without the employment of any pounding means, thedevice being operable by a single workman and possessing great strengthand durability.

A still further object of the device is the provision of a fence thatmay be readily transferred and set up at a desirable location withoutthe employment of digging, pounding, or other tools aside from thosefurnished with the post members forming a part of the fence, thestructure being such that a fencemay be readily taken down andset upagain. at a. different location by one person- -Inthe drawings formingapart of this application and in which like designating characters referto corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a portion of a fence formed after myinvention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail view of an attaching means for one of theposts. Fig. 3 is an elevational view post members.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinalxsectional view thereof.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged elevational view of the screw operating means withthe adjacent parts broken away.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view thereof with the ratchet lever inposition.

Figs. 7 and 8 are transverse sectional Specification of Letters Patent.

of one of the Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

Application filed December 15, 1917. Serial No. 207,293.

views taken upon lines VIIVII and VIIIVIII respectively of Fig. 4, and

Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view taken upon line IXIX of Fig. 3. v

It. being understood that the invention consists of a fence that may bereadily set up for use and then disassen'nbled for the purpose of movingthe same whendesired, the device broadly consists of separate lengths 10of fencing detachably suspended between suitably spaced posts 11arranged upright in the ground 12. The formation of the post 11 forms animportant part of the invention, each post comprising an upper and alower tubular section 13 and 14 respectively, connected by means of acollar 15 within which the said post sections are ]ournaled in axialalinement. A hub 16 is journaled within the collar 15 between the spacedinner ends of the sections 13 and 14 and is arranged; with oppositelyformed toothed portions 17 and 18 positioned inwardly of openings 19 and20 respectively in a side boss 21 of the collar 15. l

A cylindrical shaft22 is ,journaled within the post sections 13 and 14being arranged with acentral squaredportion 23 and slid ably positionedthroughthe hub 16. The lower end .of the shaft 22 is provided with ataperedbearing portion 24 while its upper end 25 is screw threadedthrough. the in terna-lly threaded upper .end portion 26 of the upperpost section 13. The hub 16 is preferably'formed in two equal partsconnected together by means of screws 27 for convenience in assemblingthe device.

Inwardly projecting screws 28 are carried by the collar 15 shiftablyarranged within slots 29 in the adjacent section of the post 11.

Oppositely projecting perforated ears 30 are arranged upon the postsections 13 and base 11 in the required direction. A lever handle-33 oftubular arrangement is adapted to .be' screwed into either of theopenings,

19 or 20 for engaging a pawl 34 carried by the handle with the adacently positioned therefrom by turning the shaft 22 within the toothedsurface of the hub 16. A spring 35 is arranged in the handle 33 forprojecting the pawl 3 in contact with the toothed surface 17 when thehandle 33 is engaged within the opening 19' and with the toothed surface18 when the handle is positioned within the opening 20. It will beunderstood that the attachment of the fencing 10 to'the post sections 13and 14 prevents such sections from revolving while the pawl 34 having aninclined inner face 36 is positioned for engaging the toothed portion 18when arranged as shown in 6 of the drawing while by turning the handle33 in a the opening 19, the pawl will engage with the toothed portion 17for operating upon the teeth thereof. When the handle 33 is turned, thehub 16 will be rotated and the shaft 22 turned for feeding the point 24-thereof either downwardly or upwardly, the fencing 1O maintaining thepost sections 13 and 14 against turning while the shaft 22 moveslongitudinally therein. The screws 28 within the slots 29 limits theshifting movement of the collar 15 but permits eflicient movement forallowing the lever 33 to turn the hub 16 in either direction, it beingunderstood that the pawl 34 and the toothed portions of the hub 16provide a ratchet feed mechanism for the shaft 22 while the engagementof the shaft in the ground prevents any backward movement of the shaftuntil forcibly revolved in an opposite direction by reversing the handle33 and pawl 34.

A serviceable fence structure is thereby arranged in which the shaft 22is forced into the earth and withdrawn therefrom through the tubularpost 11 by operating the remov able handle 33. The fencing sections 10may also be detached from the posts 11 by disconnecting the hooks 31from the 0st ears30. The squared portion 23 of the s aft tast est) 32slides through the squared bore 3'? of the hub 16 and it will beunderstood that the post 11 may be readily set up or withdrawn from theearth by a single person operating the lever 23.

What 1 claim as new is 1. A fence post comprising a shaft having athreaded portion in one end and a tapered boring portion at its oppositeend with an intermediately positioned squared portion, spaced tubularpost sections mounted upon the shaft With one of the same in threadedengagement with the threaded portion of the fence, a ratchet hubslidably mounted upon the squared portion of the shaft between the saidtubular sections having oppositely toothed portions, a shiftable sleeveoverlying said hub journaled upon said post sections having openingsadjacent the toothed portions of the hub and a ratchet leverinterchangeably positioned within the said. openings for selectiveengagement with the toothed portions of the hub.

2. A fence post comprising two tubular sections, a two-part hub arrangedbetween said sections having oppositely inclined teeth thereon, a collarjournaled upon said hub and upon the adjacent ends of said postsections, means adapted for limiting the relative movement between thecollar and post sections, a shaft journaled within said post sectionshaving a ground engaging bearing end and an opposite end in threadedengagement with one of the post sections, the said shaft having asquared portion slidably arranged through the said hub and a levercarried pawl adapted for engaging either of the toothed portions of thehub at will for revolving the shaft in either direction.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WACLAW BIKQWSKI.

